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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	John Coffey vs. Kevin Keyes. Speed game 7/3/2010. Black to move
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8 [Next]	I have had some really good games from the black side if they take with the knight. I will try to cover that on another page. White's best option (according to Fritz) is to not take on c6 at all but play b3 instead. Black to move
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10 [Next]	If the black queen tried to go to c7 or b6, then Nd5 is winning for white, but after Qd7, Nd5 is just too shaky for White. Black to move
11 [Next]	Fritz 10 prefers Bb7 before Ne5 but the move order might not matter much. Black to move
12 [Next]	Had white played e4 right away, then f5 favors black just a little according to Fritz, but in practice this can get really tricky for White. For the next couple of moves, Fritz prefers f5 for black, but what actually happened was ... Black to move
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14 [Next]	Here Fritz likes the more subtle a6, but what actually happened was ... Black to move
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16 [Next]	Here white should is winning after Rad1 according to Fritz. Instead Qxg5 is not quite as good after Nd3 according to Fritz 10. To see the continuation, click on "Next Page"....